Lukas 18:14

18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified ¹  rather than the Pharisee. ²  For everyone who exalts ³  himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Lukas 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ⁴  Jesus ⁵  told them a parable to show them they should always ⁶  pray and not lose heart. ⁷ 

Pengkhotbah 5:5

5:5 It is better for you not to vow

than to vow and not pay it. ⁸ 

[18:14]  ¹ sn The prayer that was heard and honored was the one given with humility; in a surprising reversal it was the tax collector who went down to his home justified.

[18:14]  ² tn Grk “the other”; the referent (the Pharisee, v. 10) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:14]  ³ sn Everyone who exalts himself. See Luke 14:11. Jesus often called for humility and condemned those who sought honor.

[18:1]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁶ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

[18:1]  ⁷ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

[5:5]  ⁸ tn The word “it” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.